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Medical terminology
body positions/directions, colors
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| skull | crani/0 |
| middle | medial |
| near | proximal |
| side | lateral |
| back | posterior |
| front | anterior or ventral |
| bellyside | ventral |
| downward | inferior |
| separating the sides | sagital |
| tail | caudal |
| thorax or chest | thoracic |
| back of the body | dorsal |
| blue | cyan/o |
| gray | poli/o |
| black | melan/o |
| red | erythrr/o |
| white | leuk/o/albo |
| chlor/o | green |
| yellow | xantho |